The Montebello Road Bridge, at Lake and Montebello roads, is shown in this October 2011 file photo. The bridge is expected to be demolished and rebuilt next year.

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Rockland County is moving close to replacing the Montebello Road bridge, which has been closed to vehicles since 2011.

Even so, drivers will continue to have to use detours since the bridge isn't expected to open until next year.

"It's a big nuisance and quite frankly, it's resulted in a big waste of gasoline," Montebello Mayor Jeffrey Oppenheim told The Journal News on Wednesday. "I had hoped it would be done sooner, but at the time, county highway told us it was going to take years. It doesn't come as a shock or surprise." ...